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Hi everyone, it's Sam here.

Welcome to Radio Headspace and to Tuesday.

I remember hearing about this fascinating study a few years ago that stopped me in my tracks.

I was about how we began to unconsciously think and behave like protagonists in novels

we read.

Researchers refer to this as experience taking, and it happens when we're able to forget

about ourselves while we're reading, and then we begin to act like the characters that

we're reading about.

And this made me think of times I've heard people talk about losing themselves.

Times when I felt like I've lost myself have been times when I've ignored my needs and

yearnings from within.

They may have been urges to move my body or get some quiet alone time or commune with

people who share my values.

There have also been times when I've found myself participating in gossip about people

in my life when I knew better.

It left me feeling like I let myself down, like I've forgot my values and principles

in that moment.

One of my favorite workshops to lead is on creating a personal mission statement.

This was often a month's long process where we identified our values and thoughts about

the things in life that truly brought us joy and gave us meaning.

I invited participants to read this mission statement daily and place it somewhere in their

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